Handle for cutlery articles



S J. A. SCHLEHR HANDLE FOR CUTLERY ARTICLES Filed March 28. 1922 :its @en june 5, E923.

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Patented .lune 5, 1923..

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JOSEPH ANTHONY SCHLEHR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

` HANDLE FOR CUTLERY ARTICLES.

Application lecl March 28, 1922. Serial N0.`547,589.

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Be it known that l, losnrrr ScHLnHR, a citizen of the lln'ited States, resid-ing at Chifcag in the county of Cock and State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles for Cutlery rticles: and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in tie art to which it a'ppertains to make and n'se the same.

rThis invention relates to an improved handle Yfor rarticles of cutlery. such as knives, forks, cleavers, and the like.

rl`he principal vobject of the invention is to provide a novel handle of `this class which is composed of duplicate sections e placed against the opppos-ite sides of the metal body, these sections being shaped to render them neat and 'being connected with the body by novel means which is practically invisible to the eye. Hence, this novel fastening means for the handle sections obviates the necessity of employing unsightly rivets and fasteners such .as are commonly used for this purpose.

Speaking more specifically, it is one of the objects of the invention to place keys on opposite sides of the metal body so that they extend longitudinally thereof, and to then form keyways in the inner faces of the handle sections for reception of these keys, these keyways extending through the opposite ends of the handle sections and permitting the latter to be slipped onto the keys and retained in position by any suitable means.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a knife blade equipped with a handle constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure Q is a central longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Figures 3 and l are transverse vertical sections taken on the lines 3 3 and 4.-4: respectively of Fig. l.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view showing one of the keys and a handle section partially slid thereon.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a,

slightly modiiied forni "of the invention showing t'he handle section in the act of besl-id onto ltheV key.

Figure '7 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

For the purpose of illustration, I haveshown the improved handle as being applied to a knife blade. However, as beforeV indicated, the improvedy handle is not restricted to this particular use, because it can be used' on various other articles. Therefore, the following description is not limiting.

Proceeding with the detailed description, it will be seen that the numeral l designates 'a knife blade and the numerals 2 designate duplicate handle lsections pla-ced against the opposite sides thereof adjacent one end in the usua-lway.. These handle sections may be composed of any suitable material and may be shaped in any way .to render them neat and attractive. Broadzly speaking, the means for securing the handles in place comprises, as Ebefore indicated', keys and keywa-ys. ln carrying out the invention I vemploy two different kinds of fastenings. The vpreferred form of the invention is shown in Figs. l to 5 inclusive. Direc-ting attention first to these figures, it will be seen that the keys, which are designated by the numerals 3 are simply in the form of relatively thin strips of metal secured to the knife blade intermediate the upper and lower edges thereof. These keys extend from one end of the blade to a point near the center. As seen, the longitudinal edges of the metal strips are bent outwardly from the respective surfaces of the blade to 'provide divergent llanges 4 which are intended to extend into divergent longitudinal slits 5 formed in the inner faces of the handle sections 2. The handle sections are also equipped with shallow recesses 6 between these slits to accommodate the thickness of the metal strips, These recesses and slits extend through the opposite ends of the handle sections.

It is of course necessary to provide means for holding the handle sections against longitudinal slippage after they are once in place. Although any other means could be employed for accomplishing this end, I prefer to provide the aforesaid metal strips with relatively small tongues 7 at their opposite ends. After the handle sections are in place, the tongues are bent laterally outward against the adjacent ends of the han-A dle sections as clearly shown in Figs. :2 and 4. 1W ith this arrangement, the handle sections are held securely in place. However, if one of the sections should become broken and required replacement, the tongue at the outer end thereofl could be-bent straight' to permit the broken section to be slipped ofl' of the retaining key.

lt has been before intimated that I also employ another construction of connecting means in carrying out this invention. l therefore direct attention to Figs. 6 and 7 wherein the second form of the invention is illustrated. ln these figures, the numeral lPL designates the blade of a knife and the numerals 2, the two handle sections. The handle sections in this form of the invention are formed in their inner faces with rela* tively deep grooves or keyways 6, the side walls of which are inclined at 8 to accommodate the inclined sides of the dovetail keys 9 which are received in these grooves. It is to be noted that the grooves adjacent the outer ends of the handle sections are widened somewhat the same as the keys are. Hence, the slidingT movement of the handle sections is limited in one direction, and when they are forced to the inner end of the knife blade, they are securely held against slippage by friction.

By carefully considering the description in connection with the drawings, persons familiar with devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear understanding,` of the invention. Therefore, a more lengthy reir/,eos

and detailed description is deemed unnecessary.

Since probably the best results may be obtain-ed with the construction and arrangement herein shown and described, this is taken as the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, I wish it to be understood that minor changes coming` within the scope of the invention as claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim:

l. n article of cutlery comprising a body, a longitudinal key secured to one side of said body, having,r retaining tongues at its opposite ends, and a handle section formed in f its inner face with a keyway to accommodate said liey, the retaining tongues being designed to be bent against the ends of the handle section to retain the latter in place.

2. fin article of cutlery comprising a body, a metal strip secured to one side of' said body and extending from one end to a point adjacent the center, the opposite longitudinal edges of said strip being bent laterally away from the adjacent face of the body to provide divergent retaining flanges, a handle section having` a groove in its face to accommodate said strip and provided with divergent slits for reception of said flanges,

and co-acting means between the opposite ends of the strip and handle to retain the latter against lonoitudinal slippage,

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH ANTHONY SCHLEHR. 

